1. A subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
   "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep" 
2. Any distinct period in history or in a person's life
   "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship" 
3. [N. Amer] A local branch of some fraternity or association
   "he joined the Atlanta chapter" 
4. An ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church 
5. A series of related events forming an episode
   "a chapter of disasters"

Derived forms: chapters

See also: capitulary

Type of: assembly, club, episode, gild, guild, lodge, order, phase, section, social club, society, stage, subdivision

Part of: association, frat, fraternity, text, textual matter

Encyclopedia: Chapter

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